Snapper hasp



' Sept 1, 1931. s, HOLMAN' 1,821,640

SNAPPER HASP Filed March 17, 1930 Patented Sept. 1, 1931 UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MEDLEY s. HOLMAN', or BAKER, on-Eson SN'APPEB- HASP Application filed March 17, 1930. Serial No. assess.

My invention consists primarilyof a base element hingedly secured to any suitable fastening as a staple andhaving a slot disposed in the oppositely disposed end of the hasp forming body element for. engaging a second staple. Jaws are hingedly secured to the base of the body element that are normally spaced apart by a spring. Stops being formed from the base of the body element for limiting the Til) movement of the hinged jaws outwardly and means being provided upon the oppositely disposed ends of the jaws for spreading the same apart as they are forced over the staple, the reacting element engaging the wing ends to maintain the hasp locked relative to the staple.

The invention has. for its primary object and purpose the fastening of doors, windows M and other fastenings.

A further object of my invention consists in providing simple means for the locking of doors, windows and the like in a manner that cannot be removed from locking position until the locking jaws are manually manipulated.

A still further object of my invention consists in providing a hasp structure that is simple in construction, eflicientin operation and relatively long-lived.

A still further object of my invention consists in the mzuiufacture of a hasp that is made of durable materials and that will be so constructed as to be cheap in manufacturing r cost.

With these and incidental objects in view,

the invention consists in certain novel fea tures of construction and combination of parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in the appended claims, and a preferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter shown with reference to the drawings which accompany and form a part of this specification.

In the drawings: Fig. 1 is a perspective, front view of the device shown in place for locking a closure. Fig. 2 is a' top, plan view of the device illustrating the same as being manually manipu- ,1 lated to remove the hasp from engagement with the staple.

staple and at the same time to permit of a by any suitable fastening means as by hav- 3 is a sectional, end View taken on line 33 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction inclicated.

Fig. dis a plan view in modified form of the body element and illustrating the locking 5 jaws as being spaced apart by a coil spring.

Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

1' is the closure to be locked shut by my" device and 2 is the sill or post to which the device is to bedisengage'ably locked. I preferablyv form my device of a body element 8. A hole 4 is formed within the base of the body element to facilitate its attachment to a locking device as 'a staple 5. The staple 5 is secured to the closure 1. ,An elongated slot 6 is formed within the oppositely disposed end of the body element and has for its purpose the engagement with the locking staple 7 by the passing ofthe staple through the slot. The legs 8 and 9 of the staple should be sufliciently spaced apart to permit the engagement of the locking jaws within, the

padlock being placed within the staple when it is desired to permanently lock the closure. 7 A pair of locking; jaws 10 and 11 are hingedly secured to the base of the body element ing journal pins 12 and 13 that are formed integral with the body elements and that extend through the base of the body element and are fixedly positioned thereupon by beingpeanedover ontheir inner ends. Lock- 6 ing heads 14 and 15are formed upon the ends of the locking jaws and each ofthe same have tapered surfaces 16 and 17 to facilitate the engagement of the locking jaws so about the staple 7. The ends of the locking 7 jaws-are in registerable alignment with each 7 other and each forms a stop for the other.

The wing ends, 18 and 19, of the locking'jaws are normally spaced apart through the action of any suitable compressible element as a spring20. The spring 20 is positioned about a locator pin 21 that is fixedly positioned upon the base of the body element. Stops 22 and 23 upwardly extend from the base i the body element and are formed integral therewith.

When it is desired to unlock the hasp from the staple 7 the wing ends 18 and 19 of the locking jaws are engaged by the hand of the manipulator and are pressed together to thereb release the locking head 14 and from t e staple at which time the device may be unlatched from the staple 7.

WVhen it is desired to latch the hasp relative to the staple 7 itis necessary, only, to engage the staple 7 within the slot 6 at which time the tapering surfaces of the locking jaws engage the staple and as force is applied to 15 the body element. The aw heads are forced apart until the base of the body element has been forced home about the staple 7. The same is then fixedly positioned upon the sta 1e.

n Fig. 4 I have shown a modified form of device wherein the wings of the locking jaws 24 and 25 are spaced apart by coil spring 26. The coil spring 26 is held in place by projections 27 and 28 that are formed from the locking jaws and inwardly extend therefrom.

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form of embodiment herein shown and described, as it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms, all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

lVhat I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described. the combination with a pair of staples, of a body element hingedly secured to one of the staples, a slot disposed within the oppositely disposed end of the body element and adapted to having the other of the staples passed thereinto, a pair of locking jaws hingedly secured to the body element, means disposed between the locking jaws for normally maintaining the wing portion of the same spaced apart and stops upwardly extending from the base that are disposed in the'line of travel of the locking aws and are adapted to limitthe outward movement of the body elements 2. In a device of the class described. the

combination of a pair of staples, of a body 7 each of the heads being in registerable alignment with each other, sloping surfaces formed upon the inner end surface of each of the ward movement of the wing portion of the locking jaws.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a hasp forming body element, a hole formed in one end of the body element and a slot formed in the oppositely disposed end of the body element, a pair of locking jaws hingedly secured to the body element, stops formed from the body element and disposed in the line of travel of the jaws and means for normally maintaining the jaws closed and in engagement with the stops.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a body element, a slot disposed in one end of the body element, a pair of locking jaws hingedly secured to the body element, said jaws having heads disposed upon their inner ends, sloping surfaces disposed upon the ends of the heads, said heads being adapted for registerable engagement with each other and means for normally maintaining the heads in engagement with each other.

MEDLEY S. HOLMAN.

locking heads, means for normally main-.

tvaining the locking jaws spaced apart upon their wlng ends and means formed integral with the body element for limiting the out- 

